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- the present disclosure relates to semiconductor fabrication and, more particularly, to a Vertical Double-diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (VDMOS) device and a method for fabricating a VDMOS device.
- VDMOS Vertical Double-diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
- VDMOS devices are used more and more widely in analog circuits and driving circuits, especially in high-voltage power parts of such circuits, due to their small switching loss, high input impedance, small driving power, good frequency characteristic, highly linear transconductance, and etc.
- Figure 1 shows a structure of a conventional N-type VDMOS device.
- the conventional N-type VDMOS device includes:
- a substrate including a body layer 101 having a drain region and an epitaxial layer 102 formed on the body layer 101, where the body layer 101 and the epitaxial layer 102 are N-type doped;
- first body region 103 and a second body region 104 formed in the epitaxial layer 102, where the first body region 103 and the second body region 104 are P-type doped;
- first source region 105 formed in the first body region 103 and a second source region 106 formed in the second body region 104, where the first source region 105 and the second source region 106 are N-type doped;
- first source 107 formed on an upper surface of the first source region 105, and a second source 108 formed on an upper surface of the second source region 106 ;
- a gate oxide layer 109 formed on an upper surface of the epitaxial layer 102 and located between the first source 107 and the second source 108;
- a gate 110 formed on an upper surface of the gate oxide layer 109;
- the drain region may be able to withstand high voltage, that is, high voltage and large current can be applied to the drain region.
- a conducting channel of the VDMOS device is perpendicular to the surface of the VDMOS device. Therefore, when performing a lithography process on the surface of the device, a relatively low accuracy is required.
- a relatively high level of integration can be achieved, that is, a larger width-to-length ratio (W/L) can be realized in a small region.
- W/L width-to-length ratio
- a length of the conducting channel is determined by a depth of the junction formed by two diffusions during forming the body regions 103 and 104 and the source regions 105 and 106. Therefore, the conducting channel may be made very short.
- the VDMOS device with the above-described structure has a long life, and is thus widely used.
- the VDMOS devices with the above structure generally have an electric performance worse than the theoretical value.
- VDMOS Vertical Double-diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
- the VDMOS device includes a substrate, which includes a body layer and an epitaxial layer formed over the body layer.
- the body layer has a drain region.
- the VDMOS device further includes an isolating region formed in the epitaxial layer, a first body region and a second body region formed in the epitaxial layer and located at two sides of the isolating region, a first source region and a second source region formed in the first body region and the second body region, respectively, and a gate region formed above the isolating region and located between the first source region and the second source region.
- VDMOS Vertical Double-diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
- Figure 1 is a schematic view showing a conventional VDMOS device.
- Figure 2 is a schematic view showing a VDMOS device consistent with an embodiment of the present disclosure .
- Figures 3-12 are schematic cross-sectional views showing a method for fabricating a VDMOS device consistent with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electric performance of the conventional VDMOS device is worse than the theoretical value. This may be mainly due to a parasitic JFET in the current path of the conventional VDMOS device with the above structure shown in Figure 1.
- a parasitic resistance resulting from the parasitic JFET contributes to a large proportion of the series on-state resistance in the conventional VDMOS device.
- the parasitic resistance due to the parasitic resistance, the total on-state resistance of the conventional VDMOS device is increased, resulting in higher input resistance and lower electric performance.
- the parasitic resistance region to being broken down, the lateral dimension of the conventional VDMOS device cannot be too small.
- a conventional VDMOS device occupies a large area, which reduces a utilization ratio of the substrate surface .
- FIG. 2 shows a VDMOS device consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the VDMOS device shown in Figure 2 includes :
- a substrate including a body layer 201 having a drain region and an epitaxial layer 202 formed on the body layer;
- first body region 204 and a second body region 205 formed in the epitaxial layer 202 and located at two sides of the isolating region 203, respectively, where the first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may be in a same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the epitaxial layer 202 ;
- first source region 206 formed in the first body region 204 and a second source region 207 formed in the second body region 205, where the first source region 206 and the second source region 207 may be in a same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the first body region 204 and the second body region 205;
- a gate region formed above the isolating region 203 and located between the first source region 206 and the second source region 207 .
- a drain 211 is formed on a lower surface of the body layer 201.
- a first source 208 and a second source 209 are formed on an upper surface of the substrate at locations corresponding to the first source region 206 and the second source region 207.
- a gate 210 is formed on an upper surface of the gate region .
- the gate region includes a gate oxide layer 212, a gate poly-silicon layer 213, and sidewall spacers 214 formed on sidewalls of the gate poly-silicon layer 213.
- a silicide layer (not shown) may be formed on the gate poly-silicon layer 213.
- the gate region may further include the silicide layer.
- the doping state may include doping concentration and impurity type.
- the first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may have a same doping state.
- the first source region 206 and the second source region 207 may have a same doping state.
- the doping ions, the doping concentrations, etc. of the first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may be the same.
- the doping ions, the doping concentrations, etc of the first source region 206 and the second source region 207 may be the same.
- the VDMOS device shown in Figure 2 may be an N-type VDMOS device.
- the body layer 201 and the epitaxial layer 202 may be N-type doped
- the first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may be P-type doped
- the first source region 206 and the second source region 207 may be N-type doped.
- the N-type dopant may be phosphorus or other pentavalent elements.
- the P-type dopant may be boron or other trivalent elements.
- the first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may be doped with boron at a doping concentration of about 2E 13cm -3 .
- the first source region 204 and the second source region 205 may be doped with phosphorus or arsenic at a doping concentration of about 1E15cm -3 - about 1E16cm -3 .
- the epitaxial layer 202 may be an N-type epitaxial layer. The doping concentration of the epitaxial layer 202 may be controlled during the growing process.
- the VDMOS device consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure may also be a P-type VDMOS device , in which the body layer 201 and the epitaxial layer 202 may be P-type doped, the first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may be N-type doped, and the first source region 206 and the second source region 207 may be P-type doped.
- the parasitic resistance region is formed in the conducting channel.
- the isolating region 203 is formed in the conducting channel of the VDMOS device and is perpendicular to the surface of the gate region. In a direction parallel to the surface of the gate region, a width of the isolating region 203 may be smaller than a width of the gate region. Since an extension exists between the first body region 204 and the second body region 205, a depletion region with a certain extent may be kept between the isolating region 203 and the first body region 204, and between the isolating region 203 and the second body region 205.
- the isolating region 203 may be adjusted according to the requirement of the specific device, and generally may be about 1-3 ⁇ m.
- the isolating region 203 may be formed of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or any other insulation material.
- the insulative isolating region 203 formed in the epitaxial layer 202 and located between the first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may help to cut off the conducting channel between the first body region 204 and the second body region 205, removing the parasitic JFET, and thus eliminating the parasitic resistance. As a result, the total on-state resistance of the VDMOS device may be reduced and the electric performance thereof may be improved.
- the parasitic resistance affects the selection of the critical dimension (CD) of the gate region. If the CD of the gate region increases, the parasitic capacitance increases and the gain of the device decreases. On the other hand, if the CD of the gate region decreases, the parasitic resistance increases rapidly and the maximum current in the device at the on state decreases rapidly.
- the CD of the gate region may be made relatively small, so that the lateral dimension of the device may be smaller than that of the conventional VDMOS device. Therefore, the footprint for the cell of the device is reduced and the utilization ratio of the substrate surface is increased .
- Figures 3-12 are sectional views showing a method for fabricating the VDMOS device consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure.
- a substrate is provided.
- the substrate includes a body layer 301 and an epitaxial layer 302 formed on the body layer 301.
- the body layer 301 includes a drain region.
- the body layer 301 and the epitaxial layer 302 may be N-type doped.
- the substrate may be formed of an elementary semiconductor material, such as silicon or SiGe of monocrystalline, polycrystalline, or amorphous structure.
- the substrate may be formed of a compound semiconductor material, such as silicon carbide, indium antimonide,lead telluride,indium arsenide, indium phosphide, gallium arsenide, gallium antimonide, semiconductor alloy, or any combination thereof.
- the substrate may be a Silicon On Insulator (SOI).
- SOI Silicon On Insulator
- the semiconductor substrate may include a multiple-layered structure including an epitaxial layer or a buried layer.
- the epitaxial layer 302 may be an N-type epitaxial layer grown on the body layer 301 by a CVD process. A thickness of the epitaxial layer 302 may be determined according to the specific application of the device.
- the body layer 301 may be formed of silicon.
- a layer of thin oxide layer is grown on the epitaxial layer 302 as an implantation oxide layer 303.
- the implantation oxide layer 303 may prevent the impurities from diffusing out of the epitaxial layer 302 during the ion implantation.
- the implantation oxide layer 303 may be formed by a CVD or thermal oxidation process.
- Figures 4 and 5 show a process for forming an isolating region 305 in the epitaxial layer 302 .
- a photoresist layer is spin coated on the implantation oxide layer 303.
- an anti-reflecting layer (not shown) to reduce unnecessary reflection may be formed on the implantation oxide layer 303, and the photoresist layer is formed on the anti-reflecting layer.
- An exposure is performed on the photoresist layer using a mask with a pattern corresponding to the isolating region 305 to form a photoresist pattern 330, as shown in Figure 4.
- ion implantation is performed using the photoresist pattern 330 as a mask to form an ion implantation layer 304 in the epitaxial layer 302.
- the implanted ions may be oxygen ions or nitrogen ions.
- An ion concentration in the ion implantation layer 304 may be about 1E13cm -3 to about 1E15cm -3 .
- the ion implantation may be performed using a high power ion implanter, with the implanting power being about 80kev to about 100kev.
- the photoresist pattern 330 is removed. Thereafter, an annealing, for example, a rapid thermal annealing, is performed to activate the ions in the ion implantation layer 304, turning the ion implantation layer 304 into the isolating region 305.
- an annealing for example, a rapid thermal annealing
- the material of the isolating region 305 may be different.
- the material of the isolating region 305 may be silicon oxide if the implanted ions are oxygen ions, or silicon nitride if the implanted ions are nitrogen ions.
- the rapid thermal annealing process may be performed under a high temperature of about 1000° ⁇ to about 1100° ⁇ for about 30 minutes.
- the temperature and time may be controlled based on the requirement for the isolating region 305 of the device.
- Figures 6 and 7 show a process for forming a first body region 308 and a second body region 309 at two sides of the isolating region 305 in the epitaxial layer 302.
- the first body region 308 and the second body region 309 may be in a same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the epitaxial layer 302.
- the first body region 308 and the second body region 309 are P-type doped.
- a photoresist pattern 340 corresponding to the first body region 308 and the second body region 309 is formed on the surface of the implanting oxide layer 303 by a lithography process. Then, an ion implantation is performed using the photoresist pattern 340 as a mask to form a first ion implantation layer 306 and a second ion implantation layer 307 for the first body region 308 and the second body region 309, respectively, in the epitaxial layer 302.
- the photoresist pattern 340 is removed.
- a thermal annealing process is performed to activate the implanted ions.
- the first ion implantation layer 306 and the second ion implantation layer 307 extend further into the epitaxial layer 302, forming the first body region 308 and the second body region 309, respectively.
- the thermal annealing process may be a rapid thermal annealing process.
- Figures 8-10 show a process for forming a gate region on the epitaxial layer 302 above the isolating region 305.
- the gate region includes a gate oxide layer 310, a gate poly-silicon layer 311, and sidewall spacers 312 formed on sidewalls of the gate poly-silicon layer 311.
- the gate region may include a doped poly-silicon, or a laminated layer formed of poly-silicon and metal silicides on the poly-silicon.
- the implantation oxide layer 303 is removed and a gate oxide layer 310 is grown on the surface of the epitaxial layer 302.
- the gate oxide layer 310 may include silicon oxide. Removing the implantation oxide layer 303 before growing the gate oxide layer 310 may ensure a uniformity of the gate oxide layer 310 and a material uniqueness thereof, and may avoid pollution by the previously implanted impurities left in the implantation oxide layer 303.
- the implantation oxide layer 303 may be removed by wet chemical etching or other suitable methods.
- a poly-silicon layer is deposited on the gate oxide layer 310.
- the poly-silicon layer may be formed by chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, or any other suitable processes.
- a photoresist pattern (not shown) corresponding to the gate pattern is formed on the surface of the poly-silicon layer by a lithography process.
- a dry etching process is performed on the poly-silicon layer using the photoresist pattern as a mask, forming the gate poly-silicon layer 311, as shown in Figure 9.
- the photoresist pattern for forming the gate poly-silicon layer 311 is then removed.
- a sidewall oxide layer is formed on the gate poly-silicon layer 311 and a photoresist pattern (not shown) corresponding to the gate pattern is formed on the surface of the sidewall oxide layer by a lithography process. Then, a dry etching process is performed using the photoresist pattern as a mask to form the sidewall spacers 312 on both sidewalls of the gate poly-silicon layer 311. At the same time, a portion of the gate oxide layer 310 not covered by the gate poly-silicon layer 311 and the sidewall spacers 312 is also removed by the dry etching. Thus a gate region including the gate oxide layer 310, the gate poly-silicon layer 311, and the sidewall spacers 312 is formed.
- the side wall oxide layer may include silicon oxide and may be formed by depositing tetraethyl orthosilicate. In some embodiments, the side wall oxide layer may further includesilicon nitrogen deposited on the silicon oxide .
- a first source region 313 is formed in the first body region 308, and a second source region 314 is formed in the second body region 309.
- the first source region 313 and the second source region 314 may be in the same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the first body region 308 and the second body region 309.
- the first source region 313 and the second source region 314 may be N-type doped.
- the first source region 313 and the second source region 314 may be formed by ion implantation using a photoresist pattern (not shown) corresponding to the first source region 313 and the second source region 314 as a mask .
- the first and second body regions 308 and 309, and the first and second source regions 313 and 314 are formed by ion implantation.
- these regions may also be formed by doping in melt growth, vapor phase doping, neutron transmutation, ion implanting, surface coating, etc .
- the method for fabricating the VDMOS device further includes the following steps:
- first source 315 and a second source 316 on an upper surface of the epitaxial layer 302 at locations corresponding to the first source region 313 and the second source region 314;
- a gate 317 on an upper surface of the gate region (i.e. an upper surface of the gate poly-silicon layer 311).
- the drain 318 may be formed by sputtering metal on the body layer 301 after thinning the back of the body layer 301 .
- the process for forming the first source 315 and the second source 316 may include the following steps. First, a dielectric layer, i.e. an inter-layer dielectric layer, may be deposited on the upper surface of the epitaxial layer 302. Second, a photoresist pattern corresponding to a first through-hole and a second through-hole may be formed on the surface of the inter-layer dielectric layer by a lithography process. Third, an etching process is performed on the dielectric layer using the photoresist pattern as a mask to form the first through-hole and the second through-hole in the dielectric layer.
- a dielectric layer i.e. an inter-layer dielectric layer
- metal is filled in the first through-hole and the second through hole to be connected with the first source region 313 and the second source region 314, forming the first source 315 and the second source 316.
- the gate 317 may be formed using a process similar to that for forming the first source 315 and the second source 316 .
- the isolating region 305 is formed by ion implantation. However, in practice, the isolating region 305 may also be formed by selective etching, as described below. This method may include the following steps:
- Step 1 forming a trench the epitaxial layer 302.
- the trench may be formed by forming a resist pattern corresponding to the trench on the surface of the epitaxial layer 302 by lithography process, and then etching the epitaxial layer 302 using the photoresist pattern corresponding to the trench as a mask .
- Step 2 coating an isolating material on the surface of the epitaxial layer 302, and filling the trench.
- the isolating material may be formed by chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, or any other suitable method.
- the trench may be filled by high density plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (HD-PECVD) .
- HD-PECVD high density plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
- Step 3 removing the isolating material outside the trench.
- the isolating material outside the trench may be removed by a chemical mechanical polish process, so as to make the isolating region 305 flush with the surface of the epitaxial layer 302.
- the isolating material outside the trench may be removed by an etch-back process.
- a silicon oxide film may be formed outside the trench and between the isolating material and the surface of the epitaxial layer 302.
- the isolating material on the silicon oxide film may be removed by an etch-back process using the silicon oxide film as an etch-stop layer, to make the surface of the isolating region 305 flush with the surface of the epitaxial layer 302 to ensure the smoothness of the surface of the substrate. Thereafter, the silicon oxide film may be removed by wet etching or other suitable methods.
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Abstract
A Vertical Double-diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (VDMOS) device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The VDMOS device includes a substrate which includes a body layer (201) and an epitaxial layer (202) formed over the body layer (201). The body layer (201) has a drain region. The VDMOS device further includes an isolating region (203) formed in the epitaxial layer (202), a first body region (204) and a second body region (205) formed in the epitaxial layer (202) and located at two sides of the isolating region (203), a first source region (206) and a second source region (207) formed in the first body region (204) and the second body region (205) respectively, and a gate region formed above the isolating region (203) and located between the first source region (206) and the second source region (207).
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor
fabrication and, more particularly, to a Vertical Double-diffused
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (VDMOS) device and a method for fabricating a VDMOS
device.
BACKGROUND
With the continuing development of
semiconductor techniques, VDMOS devices are used more and more widely in analog
circuits and driving circuits, especially in high-voltage power parts of such
circuits, due to their small switching loss, high input impedance, small
driving power, good frequency characteristic, highly linear transconductance,
and etc.
Figure 1 shows a structure of a conventional N-type
VDMOS device. The conventional N-type VDMOS device includes:
a substrate, including a body layer 101 having a drain
region and an epitaxial layer 102 formed on the body layer 101, where the body
layer 101 and the epitaxial
layer 102 are N-type doped;
a first body region 103 and a second body region 104
formed in the epitaxial layer 102, where the first body region 103 and the
second
body region 104 are
P-type
doped;
a first source region 105 formed in the first body
region 103 and a second source region 106 formed in the second body region 104,
where the first source region 105 and the second source region 106 are N-type
doped;
a first source 107 formed on an upper surface of the
first source region 105, and a second source 108 formed on an upper surface of
the second source region 106;
a gate oxide layer 109 formed on an upper surface of
the epitaxial layer 102 and located between the first source 107 and the second
source 108;
a gate 110 formed on an upper surface of the gate
oxide layer 109; and
a drain 111 formed on a lower surface of the body
layer 101.
In the VDMOS device shown in Figure 1, the drain
region may be able to withstand high voltage, that is, high voltage and large
current can be applied to the drain region. A conducting channel of the VDMOS
device is perpendicular to the surface of the VDMOS device. Therefore, when
performing a lithography process on the surface of the device, a relatively low
accuracy is required. In addition, with a device structure as shown in Figure
1, a relatively high level of integration can be achieved, that is, a larger
width-to-length ratio (W/L) can be realized in a small region. Furthermore, a
length of the conducting channel is determined by a depth of the junction
formed by two diffusions during forming the body regions 103 and 104 and the
source regions 105 and 106. Therefore, the conducting channel may be made very
short. The VDMOS device with the above-described structure has a long life, and
is thus widely used.
However, in practical use, the VDMOS devices with the
above structure generally have an electric performance worse than the
theoretical value.
SUMMARY
In accordance with the present disclosure, there is
provided a Vertical Double-diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (VDMOS) device.
The VDMOS device includes a substrate, which includes a body layer and an
epitaxial layer formed over the body layer. The body layer has a drain region.
The VDMOS device further includes an isolating region formed in the epitaxial
layer, a first body region and a second body region formed in the epitaxial
layer and located at two sides of the isolating region, a first source region
and a second source region formed in the first body region and the second body
region, respectively, and a gate region formed above the isolating region and
located between the first source region and the second source region.
Also in accordance with the present disclosure, there
is provided a method for fabricating a Vertical Double-diffused
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (VDMOS) device. The method includes providing a
substrate, which includes a body layer and an epitaxial layer formed over the
body layer. The body layer has a drain region. The method further includes
forming an isolating region in the epitaxial layer, forming a first body region
and a second body region in the epitaxial layer at two sides of the isolating
region, forming a gate region over the epitaxial layer and above the isolating
region, and forming a first source region in the first body
region and a
second
source region in the second body region.
Features consistent with the present disclosure will
be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be
obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present
disclosure. Such features will be realized and attained by means of the
elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above features of the present disclosure will be
more explained with reference to the drawings. In all drawings, similar
reference numerals indicate similar parts. The drawings may not be drawn to
scale, but merely show the concept of the present disclosure.
Figure 1 is a schematic view showing a conventional
VDMOS device.
Figure 2 is a schematic view showing a VDMOS device
consistent with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figures 3-12 are schematic cross-sectional views
showing a method for fabricating a VDMOS device consistent with an embodiment
of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure
will be described in
detail in conjunction with the
drawings
.
To facilitate the sufficient understanding of the
disclosure, details are set forth in the following description. However, the
present disclosure can be implemented in other manners than those described
herein. Those skilled in the art can extend the applications of the present
disclosure without deviating from the spirit thereof, and thus the
disclosure is not limited to particular embodiments disclosed hereinafter.
Furthermore, the present disclosure is described in
detail in conjunction with schematic diagrams. For ease of illustration,
sectional views showing the structure of the device are not drawn to scale, and
are only examples and should not limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Moreover, in actual manufacture process, the sizes in all three dimensions,
including length, width, and depth, should be
provided.
As mentioned in the background section of the present
disclosure, the electric performance of the conventional VDMOS device is worse
than the theoretical value. This may be mainly due to a parasitic JFET in the
current path of the conventional VDMOS device with the above structure shown in
Figure 1. A parasitic resistance resulting from the parasitic JFET contributes
to a large proportion of the series on-state resistance in the conventional
VDMOS device. On the one hand, due to the parasitic resistance, the total
on-state resistance of the conventional VDMOS device is increased, resulting in
higher input resistance and lower electric performance. On the other hand, to
prevent the parasitic resistance region from being broken down, the lateral
dimension of the conventional VDMOS device cannot be too small. Thus, a
conventional VDMOS device occupies a large area, which reduces a utilization
ratio of the substrate surface.
Figure 2 shows a VDMOS device consistent with
embodiments of the present disclosure. The VDMOS
device shown in Figure
2 includes:
a substrate, including a body layer 201 having
a drain region and an epitaxial layer 202 formed on the body layer;
an isolating region 203 formed in the epitaxial layer
202, where the isolating region 203 may be beneath a surface of the epitaxial
layer 202 with no material of the isolating region
above the surface of
the epitaxial layer 202;
a first body region 204 and a second body region 205
formed in the epitaxial layer 202 and located at two sides of the isolating
region 203, respectively, where the first body region 204 and the second body
region 205 may be in a same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to
that of the epitaxial layer 202;
a first source region 206 formed in the first body
region 204 and a second source region 207 formed in the second body region 205,
where the first source region 206 and the second source region 207 may be in a
same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the first body
region 204 and the second body region 205;
and
a gate region formed above the isolating region 203
and located between the first source region 206 and the second source region
207.
Furthermore, consistent with embodiments of the
present disclosure, a drain 211 is formed on a lower surface of the body layer
201. A first source 208 and a second source 209 are formed on an upper surface
of the substrate at locations corresponding to the first source region 206 and
the second source region 207. A gate 210 is formed on an upper surface of the
gate region.
Consistent with embodiments of the present
disclosure, the gate region includes a gate oxide layer 212, a gate
poly-silicon layer 213, and sidewall spacers 214 formed on sidewalls of the
gate poly-silicon layer 213. Furthermore, in some embodiments, a silicide layer
(not shown) may be formed on the gate poly-silicon layer 213. In such
embodiments, the gate
region may further include the silicide layer.
Consistent with embodiments of the present
disclosure, the doping state may include doping concentration and impurity
type. In some embodiments, the first body region 204 and the second body region
205 may have a same doping state. The first source region 206 and the second
source region 207 may have a same doping state. Thus, the doping ions, the
doping concentrations, etc. of the first body region 204 and the second body
region 205 may be the same. The doping ions, the doping concentrations, etc of
the first source region 206 and the second source region 207 may be the
same.
In some embodiments, the VDMOS device shown in Figure
2 may be an N-type VDMOS device. In the N-type VDMOS device consistent with
embodiments of the present disclosure, the body layer 201 and the epitaxial
layer 202 may be N-type doped, the first body region 204 and the second body
region 205 may be P-type doped, and the first source region 206 and the second
source region 207 may be
N-type doped.
The N-type dopant may be phosphorus or other
pentavalent elements. The P-type dopant may be boron or other trivalent
elements. The first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may be doped
with boron at a doping concentration of about
2E 13cm
-3.
The first source region 204 and the second source
region 205 may be doped with phosphorus or arsenic at a doping concentration of
about 1E15cm-3
- about
1E16cm-3.
The
epitaxial layer 202 may be an N-type epitaxial layer.
The doping
concentration of the epitaxial layer 202 may be controlled during the growing
process.
The VDMOS device consistent with embodiments of the
present disclosure may also be
a P-type VDMOS device , in which the
body layer 201 and the
epitaxial layer 202 may be P-type doped, the
first body region 204 and the second body region 205 may be N-type doped, and
the first source region 206 and the second
source region 207 may be
P-type doped.
In the conventional VDMOS devices, the parasitic
resistance region is formed in the conducting channel. Consistent with
embodiments of the present disclosure, the isolating region 203 is formed in
the conducting channel of the VDMOS device and is perpendicular to the surface
of the gate region. In a direction parallel to the surface of the gate region,
a width of the isolating region 203 may be smaller than a width of the gate
region. Since an extension exists between the first body region 204 and the
second body region 205, a depletion region with a certain extent may be kept
between the isolating region 203 and the first body region 204, and between the
isolating region 203 and the second body region 205. That is, there may be a
certain space between the isolating region 203 and the first body region 204,
and between the isolating region 203 and the second body region 205. The sizes
of the spaces may be determined by the specific size of the device. Consistent
with embodiments of the present disclosure, the thickness of the isolating
region 203 may be
adjusted according to the requirement of the specific
device, and generally may be
about 1-3μm.
Various insulating materials may be used for the
isolating region 203. For example, the isolating region 203 may be formed of
silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or any other insulation material.
In the VDMOS device consistent with embodiments of
the present disclosure, the insulative isolating region 203 formed in the
epitaxial layer 202 and located between the first body region 204 and the
second body region 205 may help to cut off the conducting channel between the
first body region 204 and the second body region 205, removing the parasitic
JFET, and thus eliminating the parasitic resistance. As a result, the total
on-state resistance of the VDMOS device may be reduced and the electric
performance thereof may be improved.
In the conventional VDMOS device, the parasitic
resistance affects the selection of the critical dimension (CD) of the gate
region. If the CD of the gate region increases, the parasitic capacitance
increases and the gain of the device decreases. On the other hand, if the CD of
the gate region decreases, the parasitic resistance increases rapidly and the
maximum current in the device at the on state decreases rapidly. In the VDMOS
device consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure, since the
parasitic resistance is eliminated, the CD of the gate region may be made
relatively small, so that the lateral dimension of the device may be smaller
than that of the conventional VDMOS device. Therefore, the footprint for the
cell of the device is reduced and the utilization ratio of the substrate
surface is
increased.
Figures 3-12 are sectional views showing a method for
fabricating the VDMOS device consistent with embodiments of the present
disclosure.
As shown in Figure 3, a substrate is provided. The
substrate includes a body layer 301 and an epitaxial layer 302 formed on the
body layer 301. The body layer 301 includes a drain region. In some
embodiments, the body layer 301 and the epitaxial layer 302 may be N-type
doped.
In some embodiments, the substrate may be formed of
an elementary semiconductor material, such as silicon or SiGe of
monocrystalline, polycrystalline, or amorphous structure. In some embodiments,
the substrate may be formed of a compound semiconductor material, such as
silicon carbide, indium antimonide,lead telluride,indium arsenide, indium
phosphide, gallium arsenide, gallium antimonide, semiconductor alloy, or any
combination thereof. In some embodiments, the substrate may be a Silicon On
Insulator (SOI). In some embodiments, the semiconductor substrate may include a
multiple-layered structure including an epitaxial layer or a buried layer.
Although several examples of the material suitable for the substrate are
described above, any other materials that can be used as a semiconductor
substrate fall within the spirit and scope of the present
disclosure.
In some embodiments, the epitaxial layer 302 may be
an N-type epitaxial layer grown on the body layer 301 by a CVD process. A
thickness of the epitaxial layer 302 may be determined according to the
specific application of the device. In some embodiments, the body layer 301 may
be formed of silicon.
Subsequently, a layer of thin oxide layer is grown on
the epitaxial layer 302 as an implantation oxide layer 303. The implantation
oxide layer 303 may prevent the impurities from diffusing out of the epitaxial
layer 302 during the ion implantation. The implantation oxide layer 303 may be
formed by a CVD or thermal oxidation process.
Figures 4 and 5 show a process for forming an
isolating region 305 in the epitaxial layer 302.
Referring to Figure 4, a photoresist layer is spin
coated on the implantation oxide layer 303. In some embodiments, before coating
the photoresist layer, an anti-reflecting layer (not shown) to reduce
unnecessary reflection may be formed on the implantation oxide layer 303, and
the photoresist layer is formed on the anti-reflecting layer. An exposure is
performed on the photoresist layer using a mask with a pattern corresponding to
the isolating region 305 to form a photoresist pattern 330, as shown in Figure
4. Then, ion implantation is performed using the photoresist pattern 330 as a
mask to form an ion implantation layer 304 in the epitaxial layer 302. In some
embodiments, the implanted ions may be oxygen ions or nitrogen ions. An ion
concentration in the ion implantation layer 304 may be about
1E13cm-3 to about 1E15cm-3. The ion implantation may be
performed using a high power ion implanter, with the implanting power being
about
80kev to about
100kev.
Referring to Figure 5, the photoresist pattern 330 is
removed. Thereafter, an annealing, for example, a rapid thermal annealing, is
performed to activate the ions in the ion implantation layer 304, turning the
ion implantation layer 304 into the isolating region 305. Depending on the type
of implanted ions, the material of the isolating region 305 may be different.
For example, the material of the isolating region 305 may be silicon oxide if
the implanted ions are oxygen ions, or silicon nitride if the
implanted
ions are nitrogen ions.
In some embodiments, the rapid thermal annealing
process may be performed under a high temperature of about 1000°С to about
1100°С for about 30 minutes. The temperature and time may be controlled based
on the requirement
for the isolating region 305 of the device.
Figures 6 and 7 show a process for forming a first
body region 308 and a second body region 309 at two sides of the isolating
region 305 in the epitaxial layer 302. The first body region 308 and the second
body region 309 may be in a same doping state and have a conduction type
opposite to that of the epitaxial layer 302. In some embodiments, the first
body region 308 and the second body region 309 are P-type doped.
Referring to Figure 6, a photoresist pattern 340
corresponding to the first body region 308 and the second body region 309 is
formed on the surface of the implanting oxide layer 303 by a lithography
process. Then, an ion implantation is performed using the photoresist pattern
340 as a mask to form a first ion implantation layer 306 and a second ion
implantation layer 307 for the first body region 308 and the second body region
309, respectively, in the epitaxial layer 302.
Referring to Figure 7, the photoresist pattern 340 is
removed. A thermal annealing process is performed to activate the implanted
ions. In the same time, the first ion implantation layer 306 and the second ion
implantation layer 307 extend further into the epitaxial layer 302, forming the
first body region 308 and the second body region 309, respectively. In some
embodiments, the thermal annealing process may be a rapid thermal annealing
process.
Figures 8-10 show a process for forming a gate region
on the epitaxial layer 302 above the isolating region 305. In some embodiments,
the gate region includes a gate oxide layer 310, a gate poly-silicon layer 311,
and sidewall spacers 312 formed on sidewalls of the gate poly-silicon layer
311. In some embodiments, the gate region may include a doped poly-silicon, or
a laminated layer formed of poly-silicon and metal silicides on the
poly-silicon.
As shown in Figure 8, the implantation oxide layer
303 is removed and a gate oxide layer 310 is grown on the surface of the
epitaxial layer 302. In some embodiments, the gate oxide layer 310 may include
silicon oxide. Removing the implantation oxide layer 303 before growing the
gate oxide layer 310 may ensure a uniformity of the gate oxide layer 310 and a
material uniqueness thereof, and may avoid pollution by the previously
implanted impurities left in the implantation oxide layer 303. The implantation
oxide layer 303 may be removed by wet chemical etching or other suitable
methods.
After the gate oxide layer 310 is formed, a
poly-silicon layer is deposited on the gate oxide layer 310. The poly-silicon
layer may be formed by chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, or
any other suitable processes. A photoresist pattern (not shown) corresponding
to the gate pattern is formed on the surface of the poly-silicon layer by a
lithography process. Then, a dry etching process is performed on the
poly-silicon layer using the photoresist pattern as a mask, forming the gate
poly-silicon layer 311, as shown in Figure 9. The photoresist pattern for
forming the gate poly-silicon layer 311 is then
removed.
Thereafter, a sidewall oxide layer is formed on the
gate poly-silicon layer 311 and a photoresist pattern (not shown) corresponding
to the gate pattern is formed on the surface of the sidewall oxide layer by a
lithography process. Then, a dry etching process is performed using the
photoresist pattern as a mask to form the sidewall spacers 312 on both
sidewalls of the gate poly-silicon layer 311. At the same time, a portion of
the gate oxide layer 310 not covered by the gate poly-silicon layer 311 and the
sidewall spacers 312 is also removed by the dry etching. Thus a gate region
including the gate oxide layer 310, the gate poly-silicon layer 311, and the
sidewall spacers 312
is formed.
The side wall oxide layer may include silicon oxide
and may be formed by depositing tetraethyl orthosilicate. In some embodiments,
the side wall oxide layer may further includesilicon nitrogen deposited on the
silicon
oxide.
Referring to Figure 11, a first source region 313 is
formed in the first body region 308, and a second source region 314 is formed
in the second body region 309. The first source region 313 and the second
source region 314 may be in the same doping state and have a conduction type
opposite to that of the first body region 308 and the second body region 309.
In some embodiments, the first source region 313 and the second source region
314 may be N-type doped.
In some embodiments, the first source region 313 and
the second source region 314 may be formed by ion implantation using a
photoresist pattern (not shown) corresponding to the first source region 313
and the second source region 314 as a mask.
In the embodiments described above, the first and
second body regions 308 and 309, and the first and second source regions 313
and 314 are formed by ion implantation. However, the scope of the present
disclosure is not so limited. For example, these regions may also be formed by
doping in melt growth, vapor phase doping, neutron transmutation, ion
implanting, surface coating, etc.
Consistent with embodiments of the present
disclosure, the method for fabricating the VDMOS device further includes the
following steps:
forming a drain 318 on a lower surface of the body
layer 301;
forming a first source 315 and a second source 316 on
an upper surface of the epitaxial layer 302 at locations corresponding to the
first source region 313 and the second source region 314; and
forming a gate 317 on an upper surface of the gate
region (i.e. an upper surface of the gate poly-silicon layer 311).
In some embodiments, the drain 318 may be formed by
sputtering metal on the body layer 301 after thinning the back of the body
layer 301.
In some embodiments, the process for forming the
first source 315 and the second source 316 may include the following steps.
First, a dielectric layer, i.e. an inter-layer dielectric layer, may be
deposited on the upper surface of the epitaxial layer 302. Second, a
photoresist pattern corresponding to a first through-hole and a second
through-hole may be formed on the surface of the inter-layer dielectric layer
by a lithography process. Third, an etching process is performed on the
dielectric layer using the photoresist pattern as a mask to form the first
through-hole and the second through-hole in the dielectric layer. Finally,
metal is filled in the first through-hole and the second through hole to be
connected with the first source region 313 and the second source region 314,
forming the first source 315 and the second source 316. The gate 317 may be
formed using a process similar to that for forming the first source 315 and the
second source 316.
In the embodiments described above, the isolating
region 305 is formed by ion implantation. However, in practice, the isolating
region 305 may also be formed by selective etching, as described below. This
method may include the following steps:
Step 1: forming a trench the epitaxial layer 302. In
some embodiments, the trench may be formed by forming a resist pattern
corresponding to the trench on the surface of the epitaxial layer 302 by
lithography process, and then etching the epitaxial layer 302 using the
photoresist pattern corresponding to the trench as a mask.
Step 2: coating an isolating material on the surface
of the epitaxial layer 302, and filling the trench. In some embodiments, the
isolating material may be formed by chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor
deposition, or any other suitable method. The trench may be filled by high
density plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (HD-PECVD).
Step 3: removing the isolating material outside the
trench. In some embodiments, the isolating material outside the trench may be
removed by a chemical mechanical polish process, so as to make the isolating
region 305 flush with the surface of the epitaxial layer 302. Alternatively,
the isolating material outside the trench may be removed by an etch-back
process. In these embodiments, a silicon oxide film may be formed outside the
trench and between the isolating material and the surface of the epitaxial
layer 302. The isolating material on the silicon oxide film may be removed by
an etch-back process using the silicon oxide film as an etch-stop layer, to
make the surface of the isolating region 305 flush with the surface of the
epitaxial layer 302 to ensure the smoothness of the surface of the substrate.
Thereafter, the silicon oxide film may be removed by wet etching or other
suitable methods.
The above embodiments are merely for exemplification
purpose, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure in any form.
Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be
apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification
and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the
specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope
and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
Claims (14)
- A Vertical Double-diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor ( VDMOS) device, comprising:a substrate, comprising:a body layer comprising a drain region, andan epitaxial layer formed over the body layer;an isolating region formed in the epitaxial layer;a first body region and a second body region formed in the epitaxial layer and located at two sides of the isolating region;a first source region and a second source region formed in the first body region and the second body region, respectively; anda gate region formed above the isolating region and located between the first source region and the second source region.
- The VDMOS device according to claim 1, wherein the first body region and the second body region are in a same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the epitaxial layer.
- The VDMOS device according to claim 1, wherein the first source region and the second source region are in a same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the first body region and the second body region.
- The VDMOS device according to claim 1, wherein the isolating region is located in a conducting channel of the VDMOS device and is perpendicular to a surface of the gate region.
- The VDMOS device according to claim 1, wherein :a width of the isolating region in a direction parallel to a surface of the gate region is smaller than a width of the gate region, anda space is formed between the isolating region and the first body region and between the isolating region and the second body region.
- The VDMOS device according to claim 1, wherein the isolating region has a thickness of about 1-3μm.
- The VDMOS device according to claim 1, wherein the isolating region is formed of silicon oxide.
- The VDMOS device according to claim 1, wherein the isolating region is formed of silicon nitride.
- The VDMOS device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising:a drain formed on a lower surface of the substrate;a first source and a second source formed over the substrate at locations corresponding to the first source region and the second source region;and a gate formed over the gate region.
- A method for fabricating a Vertical Double-diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor ( VDMOS) device, comprising:providing a substrate, the substrate comprising:a body layer comprising a drain region, andan epitaxial layer formed over the body layer;forming an isolating region in the epitaxial layer;forming a first body region and a second body region in the epitaxial layer, the first body region and the second body region being located at two sides of the isolating region;forming a gate region over the epitaxial layer, the gate region being above the isolating region; andforming a first source region in the first body region and a second source region in the second body region.
- The method according to claim 10, wherein forming the first body region and the second body region includes forming the first body region and the second body region to be in a same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the epitaxial layer.
- The method according to claim 10, wherein forming the first source region and the second source region includes forming the first source region and the second source region to be in a same doping state and have a conduction type opposite to that of the first body region and the second body region.
- The method according claim 8, wherein forming the isolating region includes forming the isolating region by an ion implantation.
- The method according claim 8, wherein forming the isolating region comprises:forming a trench in the epitaxial layer;forming an isolating material on a surface of the epitaxial layer, and filling the trench with the isolating material; andremoving a part of the isolating material outside the trench.
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